Veterinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources

In collaboration with colleagues at the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL), UW COHR has gathered resources for veterinary antimicrobial stewardship from experts around the world and organized them into an easily searchable format. 

Our goal is to enable veterinary clinicians to quickly find decision support tools, guidelines, online training, practice and client resources, and more all in one place. This site is organized into 3 main pages: 

  • Click on the Empiric Guidance page below to find resources to support empiric antimicrobial selection for a given species and condition.
  • Click on the Result Interpretation page below to access resources on how to interpret culture and susceptibility testing results.
  • Click on the General Stewardship page below to find general resources on antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary medicine including some client handouts and practice-level tools.

 

ALL RESOURCES          Empiric Guidance         Result Interpretation         General Stewardship

NZVA: Red Meat Production Guidelines

Guidelines for antimicrobial use in beef cattle

OSU CVM: Antimicrobial Use Guidelines

Reference tables and guidelines by species

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OSU CVM: Buckeye AMS Program

YouTube channel with educational videos on stewardship

Dogs

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OSU CVM: The One Herd Lab

Blog with news articles on research in dairy cattle

OVC: Guidelines and Decision Support

Interactive platform for antimicrobial use in dogs and cats

Dogs

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TAMU VMBS: AST Results

Interpreting antimicrobial susceptibility results

UMN CVM: AMU Talking Points for Clinics

Strategies for client communication around antibiotic use

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UMN CVM: Antibiotic Tiers and Selection List

Practice-level reference for selection of antibiotics

Dogs

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UMN CVM: Antibiotic Use Tracking Tool

Tool to understand prescribing patterns at a practice level

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UMN CVM: Commitment Letter to Clients

Sample antibiotic use commitment letter

Dogs

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UMN CVM: Handbook and Checklists

Stewardship handbook and implementation checklists

Dogs

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UMN CVM: How to Use a Clinical Antibiogram

Tips for correctly using an antibiogram in your veterinary practice

Dogs

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UMN CVM: Pocket Guide

Pocket guide for antimicrobial prescribing for small animals

Dogs

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UMN CVM: Your Pet Does Not Need an Antibiotic Today!

Handout to outline non-antibiotic treatment plan for client

Dogs

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UniMelb: AMS Guidelines

Collection of resources including education, use of guidelines, and delayed prescriptions

Dogs

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Funding

This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and in part by the Washington Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence, which is supported by the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Disease Cooperative Agreement through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.